Blank-folding machine for the manufacture of collars, cuffs, and the like.



H. M. CLEARWATER, J. TEMPLE & J. H. RAMSEY.

BLANK FOLDING MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COLLARS, CUFFS, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, I912.

1,149,1 84:. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOQRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D t.

H. M. CLEARWATER, J. TEMPLE & J. H. RAMSEY. BLANK FOLDING MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COLLARS, CUFFS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNE14.19I2.

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H. M. CLEARWATEELJ. BLANK FOLDING MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COLLARS, CUFFS, AND THE LIKE.

TEMPLE & J. H. RAMSEY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. I912.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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'e eemawmf me like, f which h A p wioui lyl a liedk x h@Esentinveh- U 1s gtov ;p rpwigl e;improved devices simple ghameter which shall be 7 theirou'ghly ieifegtiye ireliigble .in 0jperati0n-.

1T0 this and ether ends the invention con- 'is s k-thenev l features (ifcons'bnuctidn and. i ec m inab oni 30f elements Y llereinflfi i 50% d, a d; morergmrticu ar y set a or h inithep gpehded claims; 1 h

M1 011, read ng u h9AS bjQiI1Bd 1 description Of ,themreferredi embodime t, in connection Withzth aims and-theiaceempanying: drawings, it will he @pparent :tolthose skilled in departure [fr/om eiigslproperispirit and ,;sc0,pe. Wekhm've .the tei r met deemed; it 11ecessa1zy modifications and yariliangements )ofe which 111 .ad scnipt qn tethe maphine whichfa't the present r timeiis ,l beli'exzedgto exhibit the'kvilri f w the v iIiVentioIl. in" -thei rcmost Referrlng now to the drawings, Figure 1 &6 $01 2111 1-11 Y Q iQ thezni'zihineshowihg thefl etemplet faIffcI its manning mechanism;

' wi hxzpra t cally all ether parts 50f the 1mm; chine Omitted: Big. ,2 is,,-& idet'ail cros sece emim-defiees, 'oflfv theTE1ever :whi'ch contracts nflrxpaildsgzthe gtempletf E :gSzis Ia 1 detail plan view of the mechanism. or expanding and cQHepsi-ng the :templet. iFigzril'is a plan View veofgthfle' }head which marries "the ;templet f (QQdwalSO hipresg'er) thewiewwheinlg partly QWiIlE': @150 in vsection the I adj ustable uflfl- 7* The bed or 0f the 7 verticallyniovable portion orbed Vl35wajc tu} indicated e1zqtad seems ated by suitable toggles, of oneof which a portion is shown'jat 157; It is 'upon'this' placed; r e p a The movable head 40', carrying the templet, comprises a plate 41, secured by screws 7 "42 on the'un'derside of the forward ends of a;

pair of arms 43. To .permit' adjustment of the plate forwardly and rearwardly the apertures in the arms through which the screws pass are Linv the form of slots 42*. At their rear ends the head actuatingarms' 43' are mounted on a'rock shaft'44 journaled in brackets 245: extending 'rea-rwardly from the back ofthebed 20. "One of said "armsis pinned r-toi the shaft. Extending under I a the arms 'and' 'engaging the same by means v aldownwardlyzind forwardly extending link, of which a portion isshown-atl-49. This link is reciprocated'by' suitable mechanism not shown hereinbut fully illustrated and described'inour. copending application before referred to. Suflice'it'isto' say that. asthelink is reciprocated itrocks the loose 7 arm 48. When the forwardendof this arm rises the right-hand arm-43 is raised, and,

.being pinned tOl the; rock shaft144, commune r cates motion tothe arm '47,"which is also pinned to the shaft- The latter arms in turn'lraisesithelefthandarm 43, which s loose on the shaft; By adjustment'of the screw "stops 46 the armsl47 and 48 can, be

' clamping members 56.

Y I madeto workin' unison, sharing the weight n.

of the head 40 equally The' construction just "described obviates-thenecesfsity of 1 extremely accurate machine I worki in making the parts concerned, as will-be readily u'n- I derstood.

Theexpansibleand collapsible die'or templet, designatedby 53, is divided longitudina'lly' and transversely into four parts, secured on'the'bo'ttoms of four carrying plates s 54 which, are in turn'attached to angular actuating members or plates 55-held's'nugly but 1 'movably against the. underside of the supporting plate 41 by means of suitable The actuating members 55 are themselves actuated through the instrumentality of the pins 57 extending upwardly" through arc-shaped slotsfl'in thesupporting plate 41.1mm pivotal connection with" swing- @ing arms 58, 59, 60,61, 62, fulcru med on the said plate. 'QThearmsor levers '61 are-connected byilinks 63 to the arms :62. These latter arel'formed' with intermeshing l gear segments 64, and the arms 59 aresimi= larly connected by gear segments 65.: It will therefore be seen that oscillation of either connected lever 61,}and an equal but 'oppositezmovement. to the. otherelevers 62; .and 6l. a :Similarly, movement of either lever '59 will movableb'ed that the blank to,loejfc ilded is cause equal and" opposite jmovem eritiof the other lever 59. At the T same time the outer" and forward pins 57 being'guided by their'- slots and by; the arms; 58,;;0,; compel-the forward templet segments to move bodily in, lines parallel to theforward slots in thejsupporting plate4l. It will now be seen that suitable actuation of the levers '5 9 and1 62 will cause the templet segmentsto move inwardly and outwardly along lines parallel to the arc-shaped slots in the sup;

jporting plate. To aiiordwide bearing surf faces for the *templet a'ctuati'ng'plate's 55 the latter are;madefin sections, as shown in Figs. 4' and 4 the alternateseotifons being respective, actuating plates, the sections each plate extending ibetween those of 't h'e :otherx- Thus each plate is' supported by both I the clamping members or supports '56 when the templet is in itsoollapsed'or, contracted position; The templetcarrying members are'fadjustably attahedto the vertical ortions, 55, of the'templet actuating; plates by means of screws 54 extending through slots 54, in said carrying members. The

sameztempletjcan therefore-be used for cpl lars of different si'zesll i Forsthe purpose of actuating" the templetshifting levers a disk 66is provided,1capable of a partial movementof rotationm either direction about a supporting stud 567'011 the Y supporting plate. 141 -and connected by a link 68 t'o the inner end of the: 'left hand lever 62 and 'bya -linlr'69 to the left hand lever 59, said-linksl'being connected 't oi'the disk on opposite sides-thereof. Encircling the disk is a 's iitpouar 70, c'lampedi tightly tothe dislr'bymeansof 'a'scre'w 71- at the frontandhaVingfat its rear anotch engag= ing a roller-stud 72 on'the forward'end of a lever 73' adjustably fulorumedfat 74 in an arm 7 5 eXtendiug laterally *from" one ofthe head-supporting arms 43. P'hAi) its rea'r end I the lever 713carriesa stud'76 extending into a grove 77' in the rim ofa barrel'icam 7'8.

loose on i the rock-shaft 44, so that as the cam revolves'the 'fleverwill be oscillated,"

thereby "osc'i-llating'the disk 66 and shifting V the templet" segments or"'se'ctions 'as before (explained; Theft hrowfiof the lever, andhencethe extent of movementof the "tem fulcrum block 74 j forwardly or r ear'wardly in the slots 74*, 7 4", in the arm- 75 and lever justment of the disk 66 inthe'clampring pletesegments'; is regulated by'sliiftin'gj'the} 4 70 The camf'78' is rotated *byfa gear? 179,!

fixed to the side'of the cam and driven by a as mea er-r e w e es 3: T e

latter is driven by suitable mechanism which .isfully described in our. copending application Ser. No. 608,244, above mentioned, and it is deemed unnecessary to'describe the same herein.

Of the folders or folder-blades which cooperate with thetemplet. two are shown at .83 and 84* in Fig. 2. The forward blade,

83, is suitably mounted on a forwardly and rearwardly movable plate, 85 mounted on.

:the bed 20, which plate 85 is actuated by convenient and suitable mechanism not I herein shown but fullydes'cribed in our copending application Ser- No. 608,244. It

may be said, however, that the timing of the cam 78 and the mechanism which reciprocates the link 49 isfpreferably such .that as theehead 4O rises the templet expands and remains expanded until the loweringof;

the head seats it on theblank which is to be I V folded. The blank being pressed firmly. on

the bed by'the templet the foldersmove inwardly, folding the blank-edges over. the

. templet-edges.

The bed 135 now drops slightly to relieve thepressure on; the templet' and the templet then collapses ,until free of the blank-edges. After the pressing is effected to crease the folded blank edges the head 40 is -raised,jlifting the templet ofi the pressed blank. Duringthe lattermovement the templet is reexpanded, ready for another folding operation;

As previously stated, the invention can 1 be embodied in various devices other than those hereinspecifically illustrated and described, without departurcfrom ts proper spirit and scope as definedby the appended claims.

lVe claim 1., In a blank-folding machine, in combination," a-bed upon which the blank to i bejfolded is placedyian, eXpansible' and .601-

lapsible templetcomposed of inwardly and ,outwardly movable sections, means forseating the templet upon a blankon the bed, and means for expanding and collaps ng the templet, comprising actuating members iconnected with the templet sections, apivoted disk connected with said members, a clamping collar surrounding thedisk, and means associatedavith the collar toactuatethe dislc 2. In a blank-folding machine, in comj bination, a bed upon which the blank to be I ,folded is placed, a head movable v toward and from the bed, an expansible and col- Y lapsible templet-carried bythe head and 'aclapted to be seated on theblank on said bed, the templet being composed of inwardly and outwardly movable sections, actuatingp levers connected to the templet 5601310118,; a

ti '7 disk pivotally mounted on the,head and connected with said levers to actuate the same and thereby collapseand expand the the disk. In a blank-folding machine, in com blnatlon, a bed upon which the blank to be templet, means for actuating the disk, and a connecting device between the disk and said means folded is placed, a head movable toward and from'the bed, an expansible and collapsible templet carried by the head and composed of inwardly and outwardly movable sections, actuating members connected with the templet sections and geared together whereby to cause said sections to move simultaneously, and means for actuating the geared members. I

4. In a blank-folding machine, in combination, a bed upon which the blank to be folded is placed, a forwardly extending suppermitting rotary adjustmcntof porting arm pivoted in rear of the bed, a head mounted on the supporting arm, means 1 for actuating the supporting arm to move thehead-toward and from the bed, an expansible and collapsible templet carried by the head and composed of inwardly and out the arm, means for actuating the lever, and mechanism connecting the lever and the templet to expand and collapse the latter,

said mechanism including a rotatively adjustable element to regulate the extent of movement of the templet sections.

5; Ina blank-foldingi'nachine, in comlate the same, and mechanism connecting the forward end of the lever with the .tem- 110 plot to expand and collapse the same, said -mechanism including a rotativelyadjust- "wardly movable sections, a lever carried by able element to regulate the extent of movement of the templet sections.

16. :In a blank-folding machine,income bination, a pivotally, mounted supporting arm, a head carried thereby, a pivoted disk mounted on the head, a lever carried bythe arm and having an adjustable fulcrum,

means connecting the lever with the disk to actuatethe latter, and an expansible and collapsible templet carried by the head thereby.

7. Ina blank-folding machine, in co.m

binatioma head having a supporting plate, movable angle plates mounted on saidplate,

posed of jinwardly and outwardly movable and, connected with said disk for actuation.

[an expansible and collapsible templetcom ii 1 sections connected to the depending portions of said angle plates, actuating levers mounted' on the supporting plateand connected rjustably connected to the last named long arm to rock the same as the shaft is rocked,

with the angle plates, a pivotal disk mount- 7 ed onthe supporting plate and connected with the said levers 'to actuate the same, movable supporting means for the head, and a lever carried by said means and connected with the said disk to actuate the same,

nation, a head, an expansible and collapsible templet carried by the head and composed I 0f inwardly and outwardly shiftable sec I i longitudinally thereof to vary the extent of tions, a disk pivotallymounted on the head and connected to the templet sections .to'

shift the same, an-adjustableclamping ring m the disk, and a lever connected to the ing, to actuate the disk. 1 p ,-9. In a blank-folding machine, in combination, a head, a templet carried by the head and composed of inwardly and outwardly shiftable sections, oscillatory means carried by the head and connected totlie templet sections to shift the same, a lever connected with the oscillatory member to actuate the same, and a fulcrum for the lever ad ustable movementof the oscillatory memben 1 member carried by the head and-connected 10. In a blankfolding machine, in combination, a movable head, an arm connected to the head to move the same, a templet carried by the head and composed ,of'inwardly and outwardly shiftable sections, an oscillatory to the templet sectionsto shift the same, a

lever supported by the arm and connected -to the oscillatory member to actuate the same, and means for actuating the lever.

v 11. Ina blank folding machine, in-combii nation, a movable templethead, .a-pivoted-- a arm connected to said head for swingingly moving the same, a templet carried" by the head and comprisinginwardly, and outwardly shiftable sections, a to, and fro shiftable templet operating lever supported by said arm, means connecting said lever with said templet sections whereby the lever movements' effect section movements, said con= necting means including a' pivoted element from which the sections taketheir movement and adjustable to regulate'th'e movement of 7 the sections as-effected by the movement of -tlie lever, and a circularly moving cam concentric with the pivot of said arm for actuating said lever.

I 12. In a blank-folding machine, in combination, a bed upon which the blank to be folded is placed, a'rock shaft supported by the bed, a relatively long arm rigidly mounted on the shaft and extending over" the'bed, a short arm loosely mounted on the shaft and adjufs'tably connected with the said long arm, means for actuating the short arm to rock'the "long arm and the shaft, a

8; In a blank-folding machine, in combi- I downward "second long arm loosely mounted on the shaft and extending overxthe bed, a short arm rigidly mounted on the shaft and ada head carried by the long arms and movable therewith toward and from the table,

' and a fold-defining templet carried by the head. .7

' 13. i In a blank-folding machine, in combiination, a vertically movable bed on which the blank to be folded is placed, a head mov able toward and from the bed, an expansible and collapsible templet carried by the head means for collapsing the templet; while seated on the blank, the bed moving slightly templet.

2 14-; Ina blank-folding machine,in combination, a head comprising a' supporting plate, shiftable members slidably carried by said plate and provided with depending portions, rtemplet sections carried bythe deand adapted to be seated on the blankyand" prior to the collapse of' the'" pending'fportions, two pairs of geared levers nation, a head comprising a supporting plate, shiftable members slidably carried by the plate and provided with depending portions, levers mounted on the plate, connected with the shiftable members to actuate the same and having inter-meshing gear-teeth whereby one leverfmay actuate the other,

'means to actuate "one of the levers, and templet sections carried by the depending portions of the shiftable members.

'16.In a blanlcfolding machine, in combination, a head having a supporting plate, m'ovable templet-sections depending from the plate, a pair of levers pivoted on the plate on spaced apart'pivots and having inwardly extending intermeshing toothed portions, said levers being connected with a pair of templet-sections to actuate the latter,

a second pair of pivoted levers similarly geared together and connected with-another pair'of templet-sections, andactuating means arranged between" the 'tWo pairs of levers and connected to one lever of each pair.

17. In a blanlrfolding machine, in combination, a movable head having an elongated A supporting plate, a'pair of levers pivoted'tol the plate on spaced apart pivots near the into mesh with each other, a similar pair of rear edge having toothed-portions extending mounted on the plate at its forward edge, an 5 actuating member pivoted to the plate at its center,-links connecting the actuating member to one lever of each'pair, means to oscillatethe actuating member on its pivot,

1,149,1sa V 5 and inwardly and outwardly movable In testimony whereof We have hereunto a templet-seotions connected one: to each lever 'aflixed our signatures each in the presence of for actuationthereby. V 1 two subscribing Witnesses.

18. In a blank-foldin machine in eomhi I y Y Knation, a supportingplaite; shiftable templetsections depending from tlieplate, levers JOSEPH H RAMSEY.

pivoted on the plate and Connected With the templet-sections to actuate the same, a disk Witnesses to the signatures of Harley M. I

pivoted on the plate and connected with ClearWater and John Temple:

7 10 the levers to actuate the latter, a split ring GEO. P. STEW RT,

encircling the disk, said'ring having means v ANDERSON MCLEOD. for bindingit tightly to the diskand having Witnesses to the signature of Joseph H. a notch at one. side, a lever having astud Ramsey: 1 k s extending into said notch, and means for ALIDA S. NEWTON,

15 oscillating the lever. GEORGEG. VAN SGHAIOIL copies of this patent may be obtained for five pants each, byraddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

s Washington, D. 0.. 

